24 January 2017
Horticulture Week launched the Custodian Awards last year to
honour and reward in-house teams at local or regional
authorities, trust and national parks, woodlands and
forests, gardens, arboreta and university and school grounds.
So those who do the hard work looking after these crucial
landscapes could get the recognition they deserve.
This year, they have added new categories, including Best
Heritage Park and Best Neighbourhood Park.
There are categories for teams, initiatives and places and so
there is a lot of scope for entries. The entry process has been
deliberately kept both easy and affordable for what is, sadly, a
sector under a lot of pressure.
So if you have achieved the seemingly impossible this year, if
you are winning plaudits from your community for the quality of
what you do, if you have made a significant contribution to the
success of a project or if you have found new ways to work with
private and third-sector partners, then the Custodian Awards team
would love to hear from you.
Please visit the website www.custodianawards.com for full details
and a full list of award categories.
The early-bird deadline is 24 February and winners will be
announced at a special ceremony in June. Further details to be
announced shortly.